Zhang Jie, SUNY Distinguished Professor of sociology and director of Buffalo State's Center for China Studies, and coauthor Zhao Sibo published the chapter "Suicidal Ideation among Chinese College Students over a Decade" in Global Perspectives on Adolescents and Their Families (Y. R.  Xia, M. R. T. de Guzman, R. Esteinou, and C. Stonewall Hollist, eds; Springer International Publishing, 2004), pp. 181-199.

Zhang Jie, SUNY Distinguished Professor of sociology and director of Buffalo State's Center for China Studies, published the paper "Declining Suicide Rates in China (1990-2017): Gender and Age Specific Analyses" with coauthors Lyu Juncheng and Lijun Wang in the Journal of Affective Disorders 352: 19-25.

Zhang Jie, SUNY Distinguished Professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published the article "Orbital Frontal Cortex Functional Connectivity during Gain Anticipation Linking the Rumination and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Late Adolescence" in the Journal of Affective Disorders 350: 673-680. The article's coauthors were Lin Lin, Yu Liu, Shaojie Qiu, Yanan Yang, Yang Yang, Mingyangjia Tian, Song Wang, Xuejun Bai, and Zhansheng Xu.

Zhang Jie, SUNY Distinguished Professor of sociology and director of Buffalo State's Center for China Studies, and coauthor Wang Wei published their paper "Believing in Religion as a Source of Value Strains among College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study" in the journal Mental Health, Religion & Culture 26 (9): 941-955.

Zhang Jie, SUNY Distinguished Professor of sociology and director of the Center for China Studies, published the article "Validation of the Malay Version of the Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 among Malaysian Undergraduates" in the Asian Journal of Psychiatry 89: November 2023, 103772. The article's coauthors were Yee Kee Tan, Ching Sin Siau, Lai Fong Chan, Kairi Kõlves, Meng Chuan Ho, Bee Seok Chua, Rose Manisah Sulong, Suzanna A. Bono, Mimi Fitriana, Abdul Latiff bin Hj Jamaludin, Norfaizadatul Akma Binti Mohamad Maswan, Amira Najiha Yahya, and Norhayati Ibrahim.

Jill Norivilitis, professor of psychology, and Zhang Jie, SUNY Distinguished Professor of sociology and director of Buffalo State's Center for China Studies, published their paper "Self-Perception of Academic Ability and ADHD Symptoms in College Students in China and the United States: A Preliminary Study" in the Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic 87 (3): 250-265. The article's coauthor was Mingli Liu.

Zhang Jie, SUNY Distinguished Professor of sociology and director of Buffalo State's Center for China Studies, and coauthors Qin Zhou, Ning Li, and Libo Fan published their paper "Impact of Position in Family on Suicide: A Case-Control Psychological Autopsy Study among Chinese Rural Youths" in the journal Depression and Anxiety 2023 (1): 1797697.

Zhang Jie, SUNY Distinguished Professor of sociology and director of Buffalo State's Center for China Studies, delivered the plenary keynote paper, "Believing in Religion as a Source of Value Strains among College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study," at the 11th International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) Asia Pacific Conference, held in Bangkok, Thailand, June 3-6.

Tim Bryant, associate professor of English, presented his research at the NarraScope 2024 conference, hosted by the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, June 21-23. His talk, "The Art of Ludic Adaptation: How to Make Games out of Books, Movies, or Almost Anything," explored the scholarship and pedagogy of games for learning in the college classroom. This work builds on Dr. Bryant's research into the dynamics of narrative in games, as well as his recent certification in applied game design from Central Michigan University's Center for Learning through Games and Simulations.

Vida Vanchan, interim associate dean of the School of the Professions, director of the Buffalo State Global Studies Institute, and professor of geosciences, recently gave a talk titled "Regional and Global Challenges to Circular Economy" at the Fulbright University Vietnam. This talk discussed how climate change has affected countries and people around the world, gathering increasing interests and efforts to mitigate its negative impact and to protect the environment and the concept of circular economy (CE). Generating a CE is often seen as one of the solutions in preventing resource depletion and promoting conservation. The talk discussed her ongoing research and collaborative work in Southeast Asia, the United States, and Europe.